I took a recipe that was Chinese and adapted it to make it more U.S.-friendly in terms of measurements, instructions, and ingredients. It's fairly simple, and was a hit with the kids, as Pierce came back with requests from his friends for the recipe.
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 stick butter, softened
1 egg
½ cup sugar
½ tsp. almond extract
1/4 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
30 Whole almonds
Preheat oven to 325*. Mix butter
and sugar. Add in almond extract and egg
and mix well. Add flour, baking soda and
salt. Once well mixed, form into 1 inch
balls and place on cookie sheet. Flatten
with your palm. Place one almond in the
center of each and press down slightly.
Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned on edges. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from
baking sheets. Makes approximately 25 –
30 cookies.
Readers, what is your favorite cookie?
Late cookies are def. better than no cookies. I'm sure these were really appreciated. :)
ReplyDeleteI love these cookies and cant wait to make some. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Easy is my way of cooking!!!
ReplyDeleteThese made me think of a almond shortbread a great aunt used to make. They were shaped into cresents. I may try these out soon!Have a bake sale Wednesday I need to send something to. I like peanut butter cookies best.
ReplyDeleteglad they liked it!
ReplyDeleteI believe that would be Midnight Espresso Crinkles!
ReplyDeleteDat is de moeite waadr om even voor in de keuken te staan.
ReplyDeleteThose sound yummy. I'm glad you ended up bringing them to his class, better late than never!
ReplyDeleteYummy!
ReplyDeleteoooh, YUM!
ReplyDeleteI write the corporate employee newsletter for the company I work for and I get it translated into Spanish and Chinese. Let me know if the kids are ever covering China again...I've got connections if you want something written in Chinese to show them.
I've learned that projects done late aren't really late at all - they're done just at the right time! Once I learned that - the daily became so much less stress-filled and so much more joy-filled! BTW - My favorite cookies are chocolate chip:)
ReplyDeleteThey sure look good! Glad they enjoyed the cookies. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, my favorite is chocolate chip.
ReplyDeleteLooks like something I want to try!
ReplyDeleteOh, these cookies look great :)
ReplyDeleteYour learning objectives for that age group there in your schools are a lot different than the same age group down here. We'd probably get more mileage out of teaching kids more about the outside world, but they don't really get much of that in elementary school under our state curriculum.
ReplyDeleteI guess I like any really soft cookie that I can have with my coffee. I am guessing because I haven't had a cookie in ages.
Those do sound really good!
ReplyDeleteI like Chocolate Chip Cookies the most. I love ones that have oatmeal in them.
Oh, now I would like these!!
ReplyDeleteWe wish we had some!
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How cool! Learning about China at that age! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the smell of cookies baking in the oven. Since I can't eat them I might as will smell them
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